Holding(s) in Company

17 Jan 2006 13:52

Northgate PLC17 January 2006 NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES 1) NAME OF LISTED COMPANY NORTHGATE PLC 2) NAME OF SHAREHOLDER HAVING A MAJOR INTEREST STANDARD LIFE GROUP 3) Please state whether notification indicates that it is regarding the holding of the shareholder named in 2 above; in respect of a non-beneficial interest; or in the case of an individual holder if it is a holding of that person's spouse or children under the age of 18 STANDARD LIFE GROUP 4) Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number of shares held by each of them. VIDACOS NOMINEES LTD 5) Number of shares/amount of stock acquired. 220,000 6) Percentage of issued Class (any treasury shares held by the listed company should not be taken into account when calculating percentage) 0.34 7) Number of shares/amount of stock disposed 8) Percentage of issued Class (any treasury shares held by the listed company should not be taken into account when calculating percentage) 9) Class of security 5P ORDINARY 10) Date of transaction 16.01.06 11) Date listed company informed 17.01.06 12) Total holding following this notification 2,717,305 13) Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification (any treasury shares held by the listed company should not be taken into account when calculating percentage) 4.2 14) Any additional information 15) Name of contact and telephone number for queries DAVID HENDERSON01325 467558 16) Name and signature of duly authorised officer of the listed company responsible for making this notification Date of Notification ............ 17 JANUARY 2006 ............ This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange